Hudson Williams faces off with screen rival and lover Connor Storrie in “Heated Rivalry,” from HBO Max Spotlight: "Heated Rivalry" A hot-on-ice, guy-on-guy hockey love story, graphically told, has kicked off a controversy that distracts from the sweetness at its core. Screening Room TV + Streaming Peter Travers Jan 2, 2026 — 3 min read
Vicious Varang (Oona Chaplin) steals every scene in “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” from 20th Century Studios "Avatar: Fire and Ash" James Cameron is still king of his Na’vi fantasy world in “Avatar 3,” but is it wrong to wish that he’d please do something new and different next time? Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Thandiwe Newton, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn and Selton Mello in the action comedy "Anaconda," from Sony Pictures Releasing "Anaconda" Jack Black and Paul Rudd can’t carry the unbearable weight of massive missteps in this comic remake of the 1997 snake movie that was always funnier when it tried to be serious. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett and Vicky Krieps star in the comedy-drama anthology “Father Mother Sister Brother,” from Mubi "Father Mother Sister Brother" Jim Jarmusch’s latest prizewinner is a comedy spiked with melancholy that takes us into the broken places of the heart. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman entertain an audience in "Song Sung Blue," from Focus Features "Song Sung Blue" It’s too bad Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman can’t sing away all the wrong notes in this weepie real-life love story. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet play mother and daughter in the Christmas family drama, "Goodbye June," from Netflix Spotlight: Goodbye June" Kate Winslet makes her directing debut with a script written by her son and acted by A-listers who, try as they might, can’t save it from dying-at-Christmas clichés. Reviews Movies Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Bruno Núñez Arjona plays son to Sergi López in search of López’s screen daughter in “Sirāt,” from Neon Spotlight: "Sirāt" Oliver Laxe’s desert thriller is a movable feast of techno sound and shimmering images that point to a world dancing on a dark precipice. Movies Reviews Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
Frank Dillane stars as a homeless man in London struggling with addiction in “Urchin,” from Picturehouse Entertainment Spotlight: "Urchin" In his first film, actor turned director Harris Dickinson cuts a direct path to the heart and certifies star Frank Dillane as a major talent. Screening Room Movies Peter Travers Dec 26, 2025 — 3 min read
